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TIL about the Industrial Workers of the World. A labor movement that was crushed early on for being too radical

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Mv5B TIL the US Navy’s most secretive naval base is located in a remote lake in northern Idaho. This base is believed to be used to develop stealth submarine technology and some locals believe that there is an underground waterway to the Pacific ocean used for top secret deployment
XEe06 TIL men traveling first class tend to weigh more than those in economy, while for women the reverse is true.
XEN5j TIL sharks are 90 million years older than trees
N7w6J TIL that plebeians from the Roman Empire abandoned the city in a form of protest, known as Secessio plebis, leaving the streets completely empty and the wealthy unable to enforce their power.
XKJX TIL in Zapp Brannigan’s debut on Futurama, Brannigan was to appear fatter in every shot throughout the first episode in which he appeared, but the animators were so disgusted by his ultimate appearance that the idea was dropped.